What the Japanese are saying about various news and stuff. All straight from 2channel.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

SEKAI NO OWARI, Akai Kouen, Wasureranneyo... the current trend in band names

1: しいたけφ ★2014/03/18 14:14:09

One of the most successful winter songs this past 2013~early 2014 was the band SEKAI NO OWARI's "Snow magic fantasy" used for the "JR SKISKI" campaign. The song which was released in January 22 sold 100,000 copies in its first week, earning them the #1 spot fort the said week on the Oricon charts, a first for the band. And with this hit song, it can now be said that SEKAI NO OWARI has evolved into one of the "big artists" in the land. But one of the first concerns that comes to mind when hearing of them is the name of the band.SEKAI NO OWARI means "the end of the world", and at first glance, may even seem like a song title. People may have felt uncomfortable with the name at first, but as they grew in popularity, their name has been abbreviated into SEKAOWA, and all the awkwardness has disappeared. And there seems to be an increase in the number of bands which have names that may seem like song names at first glance.3-piece rock band "Wasureranneyo", girl band "Akai Kouen", up and coming "Gesu no kiwami otome.", artistic punk band "Soredemo sekai ga tsuzuku nara", 6-piece band "Shippai shinai ikikata". There are also "Sayonara ponytail", "Sayonara, mata kondo ne", "Tesla wa nakanai", and "Mori wa ikiteiru". It does seem that a lot of new artists aren't confining themselves now to traditional band names like "The _____" or "~~~s", "~~~ts".

I was thinking of writing that then I get shocked by your comment.I saw that in a used CD shop.

5: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:17:30 ID:pvTvh/gzO

変わったバンド名なのに個性のない音楽性とか笑えるIt's also funny when you've got a weird band name but not a distinct musical style

32: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:33:56 ID:v95W9vWlO

>>5

それ、いつも思うんだけどさ。

本当につまらない音楽が増えたのか、自分が年を取って感受性が落ちただけなのか。I always think about that, but I'm just not sure if it's just that the amount of boring music out there has increased or I have gotten older and my sensitivity has gone down.

36: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:36:05 ID:ROBCUYiH0

>>32

自分より年下のやつが作ったいい音楽なんて、認めたくないもんだよ。

マジで。

たまにいい音楽に出会うけど、「こいつら俺より年下か・・・」と思うと途端に冷めるｗ

People just can't accept the tunes that someone younger than them has composed.Seriously.I do stumble upon good music every once in a while, but I get turned off the moment I think that "Oh, these guys are younger than me, huh...". w

44: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:41:15 ID:VAWoEzfhO

>>32>>36

そうやって理解出来ないのは年寄りだけって思考停止してるからダメなんだよPeople who can't understand that are the elderly. Your thought process has just ceased to function.

8: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:18:18 ID:kbJMhWDA0

忘れらんねえよは忘れらんねえよを歌ってるしねThe band Wasureranneyo has a song titled "Wasureranneyo" after all

11: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:21:30 ID:QjWZswm30

忘れらんねえだろうな黒歴史として"Wasureranne darou na" (That must be really unforgettable).As a dark past for them.

13: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:22:41 ID:RQkthood0

そう言えば80年代に比べ

英語表記のバンドって減ったなｗ

歌詞は日本語で歌ってるのに

かっこつけてバンド名は英語って

外国人から見ればかなりダサいらしいから

正しい判断だわｗ

Come to think of it, the number of bands who use English words for their names have decreased compared to the 80's wTo think that these bands sing in Japanese, they try to look cool and make their band name English?I heard that foreigners find that lame, so bands nowadays are making the right choice w

19: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:26:35 ID:ROBCUYiH0

>>13

そのかわり、やたら名前をローマ字表記にする奴が増えたBut in return, there's an increase in bands who have been using the Roman alphabet for their names

74: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 15:01:48 ID:BLvbGRbL0

>>13

でも日本人の英語コンプレックスはひどくなる一方だなあ

イミフな英語を歌詞に入れたり、英語っぽい日本語で発音したり

それだったら完全に英語だけなら売れるのかというとそうでもない

It seems that the Japanese people's English complex is getting worse.They're including a lot of wtf English words in the lyrics, and pronounce the words like English...But does this mean that they will they sell a lot more if everything's completely in English? Not exactly.

90: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 15:05:32 ID:BklIu6P10

>>13

数年前

CDショップの、懐かしのバンドのCDばかりを集めた特設コーナーで

2人組みの外国人がそれらのCDを見て

馬鹿にしたようにケラケラ笑ってたのを憶えてるが

もしかしてバンド名に笑ってたんだろうかｗ

A few years ago, there was this special corner at a CD shop where they had nostalgic classics.Then I remember seeing a pair of foreigners looking at the CDs there and laughing, as if they were making fun of the CDs. Maybe they were laughing at the band name. w

14: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:24:08 ID:fPltMtyo0

そろそろ革命音楽やる奴出ないのかな

レコード会社がそういうの嫌ってんのか、00年からずっと90年代の量産型ばっかり

そんなだからアケカスジャニでチャートが埋まるだよWon't there be someone who'll do some revolutionary kind of music? Or do the record companies hate that kind of stuff? Everything from the year 2000 onwards just sounds like rehashes of music from the '90s. And this is why these charts now are dominated with Akekasu and Janis.

16: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:25:48 ID:KvzNezND0

ゲスの極み乙女。

つべで聴いたらナヨ声のヴォーカルと安っぽいフュージョンみたいな演奏でどこがプログレやねん

ネタか？

Gesu no kiwami otome.I tried listening to them on YouTube, but I couldn't see how they're called progressive with those weak vocals and cheap fusion-style of playing. Gimmicks?

18: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:26:10 ID:hoTxqqWhO

ラノベのタイトルみたいなバンドも知らないだけでありそうI think that there are also some bands with light novel-like names which we're just not aware of.

23: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:28:14 ID:YNoIydEHO

Frankie Goes To Hollywood は衝撃だったな歌もFrankie Goes To Hollywood was shocking. Their songs, too.

28: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:30:09 ID:KvzNezND0

>>23

トレバー・ホーンっていうキチガイプロデューサーの面目躍如だったThat one really lived up to the reputation of the crazy-a$$ producer Trevor Horn

25: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:28:33 ID:AWxMao2V0

セカオワだけはまじでいいな

歌詞がまるで詩を読んでるかのように思える

こいつらがこれからの時代を引っ張ってくだろうな

SEKAOWA's seriously good.The lyrics sound as if it's a poem that's being read out.I believe that these guys will be spearheading the new generation.

日本人が日本語を使うのは普通だろBut it's normal for Japanese people to use Japanese words

61: 名無しさん＠恐縮です2014/03/18 14:51:14 ID:ZLMwMf3u0

最初っから｢えっ!?｣って思われる事を狙って名前をつけてるんだろうに。

あと｢自分達は普通とはちょっと違う｣っていうのをアピールしたい

自己顕示欲っていうか。

一種の流行りみたいなもんじゃないの？別に最近の若者の意識の変化とかいう

大げさなもんでもない気がするが。

These bands are of course aiming for that surprise factor when naming themselves.And they also want to show that they're slightly different from the norm.It's just what you call "asserting yourself".Isn't this just a form of fad? I don't think that there's a huge change with the thought process of kids nowadays, and that people should be making a fuss about it.